Mr. Paul Massie
Senior Director Operations & IT, YouSendIt Inc
Member of the Technology Council
Council Member Biography
Paul Massie is responsible for SaaS Operations, Customer Support and internal IT for YouSendIt. In the last few years, he has been responsible for SaaS Operations, Customer Support and internal IT in a variety of companies, usually as a contract manager. His previous positions include Chief Information Officer at Genesis Microchip, where he was responsible for all IT functions including infrastructure and applications. Previous positions include Director of IT at Openwave Systems, Vice President of SaaS Operations at Asera and CIO at Cylink. Mr. Massie has in-depth knowledge of all major IT technologies including Windows, Solaris, Linux, VoIP, Video conferencing, HR systems, Sales forecasting, CRM, ERP systems (Oracle, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics), disaster recovery, enterprise management tools, load balancers, WAN accelerators, automated security management, technical training tools and companies, Web conferencing, laptop/desktop computing, and servers. (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 2011 - Unspecified
- Senior Director Operations & IT, YouSendIt Inc
- 2011 - 2011
- IT Management Consultant, Self Employed
- 2010 - 2011
- Director of Operations, Tradescape
- 2009 - 2010
- Director of Operations, StrataScale, Inc.
- 2009 - 2009
- Consultant, Self Employed
- 2005 - 2008
- Senior Director of IT and Facilities, GENESIS MICROCHIP INC.
- 2003 - 2005
- Director, IT Infrastructure, OPENWAVE SYSTEMS INC.
- 2000 - 2002
- Vice President: Operations, Asera, Inc.
- 1997 - 2000
- VP, CIO, Cylink, Inc.
- 1995 - 1997
- Director, IT, Bay Networks
- 1992 - 1995
- Senior Manager, ORACLE AMERICA, INC.
- 1986 - 1992
- Director, Sterling Federal Systems
GLG NewsSM Analyses by Paul Massie
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Twitter's Problem With the Google Cloud
July 15, 2009
Lessons from Twitter's security breach | news.cnet.com
Regardless of how careful a cloud provider is with security, all it takes is one or two persons with weak passwords to lead critical information. Although blameless, cloud computing in general and Google in particular are likely to suffer from this incident.
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A Killer App for Cloud Computing?
July 14, 2009
IBM's Data-Crunching Cloud Plan | www.forbes.com
Cloud computing is already successful in the consumer and SMB market, but still has not penetrated the enterprise market. One or more killer apps could change that. IBM’s move to tie business analytics to the cloud could have a major impact on the SME market.
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June 15, 2009
Brocade Crushing Cisco In High-End Storage Switches | blogs.barrons.com
The repercussions from Cisco’s foray into the server market may be happening somewhat sooner and possibly on a larger scale than anticipated. It’s too soon to draw definite conclusions, but Brocade is taking market share from Cisco for some reason!
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Is There Security in the Cloud?
June 8, 2009
It's 6 O'Clock -- Do You Know Where Your Cloud's Data Center Is? | www.informationweek.com
One of the biggest hindrances to rapid adoption of cloud computing, particularly for enterprises, is the level of security available. The question that inevitable arises is “Is my data safe?” The answer appears to be “Sortof!”.
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Cloud Computing: Beyond the Hype
June 2, 2009
McKinsey Cloud Computing Report Conclusions Don't Add Up | www.cio.com
Cloud computing is here to stay, but isn’t likely to take over the IT world. Every new technology seems to go through a hype cycle where it will allegedly solve all the problems in the IT world. Then later it quietly settles into an appropriate niche. Cloud computing seems likely to follow this same pattern.
GLG Study Groups with Paul Massie(?)
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
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| TMT Council Members in Member Programs | 18316 |
| Technology Council Members in Member Programs | 9587 |
| Business Process Outsourcing Experts | 1765 |
| CIOs, CISOs and CITOs | 1281 |
| Semiconductor & Component Experts | 712 |
GLG Live Meetings with Paul Massie(?)
Paul Massie has not participated in any GLG Live Meetings.
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